Husband and wife duo Wes and Wanda Hamrick, who perform as The Balla-Dears, tune up in Sutherlin last week. Wes Hamrick is a former Alaskan who supported Sarah Palin before she was picked in 2008 as running mate for Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

Husband and wife duo Wes and Wanda Hamrick, who perform as The Balla-Dears, tune up in Sutherlin last week. Wes Hamrick is a former Alaskan who supported Sarah Palin before she was picked in 2008 as running mate for Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

Husband and wife duo Wes and Wanda Hamrick, who perform as The Balla-Dears, tune up in Sutherlin last week. Wes Hamrick is a former Alaskan who supported Sarah Palin before she was picked in 2008 as running mate for Republican presidential nominee John McCain.